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Friday, August 5, 2011

Friday Night Notes

Happy Friday!

Thanks so much for your feedback on my black jacket. I really appreciate it! I met DD1 for lunch downtown this week and I wore it. This "meet at center front, but doesn't overlap" sort of jacket seems to be very popular right now - I'm seeing it in numerous Fall lines. I think the style is growing on me.

I got a bit of sewing done this week. I made most of another Teagarden T in one evening. (Shown above.) The rayon lycra "trendy" knit was from FabricMart, though fabric.com also carried it. I also finished up a pair of charcoal stretch no-wale corduroy Linda pants from Style Arc. I am not sure what the difference is between no-wale corduroy and cotton velveteen, but they seem pretty much the same to me.

Charcoal No-wale Corduroy Linda Pants

Also, the buckles have been coming in. I now have some nice options, so thanks, again for your collective help. I was prepared to go to Goodwill to see what I could harvest, but I no longer need to. (It's too bad that the Goodwill just blocks from me is a Boutique and the clothing is too nice, and too expensive, to cut up. The nearest true thrift store isn't nearly as convenient.) I'm still collecting the more mundane hardware and supplies for the purse, and I haven't even selected the fabric for sure, so I'm not ready to start it yet.

You know what? Shopping for the buckles remind me how much I love hardware. I think many sewists do. I love hardware stores - always a pleasurable errand. I love using hardware in my garments: zippers, grommets, toggles, cord pulls, buckles, you name it. The only thing I don't like is when I don't have the right hardware for a project and it slows me down. :)

So glad it is Friday! Unless something comes up, I plan to have a productive weekend. I have decided to join the Autumn 6-Pack on Stitcher's Guild. This is where you sew a coordinated set of clothing for a season. I have alluded to it, but not really talked about it. I have a plan, which I hesitate to share because it will, undoubtedly, change. But I have a pile of coordinating fabrics in charcoal, cream, and blue (including navy and some other shades of blue). I plan to mostly use TNT patterns. You will see at least one more Teagarden T - maybe two. :)

I will modify the suggested 6-pack somewhat. I've been reading the blogs of other folks who are also participating and this seems to be the norm - modify to make it work for you. The charcoal Linda pants (pictured above) are intended for my 6-pack.

Even though I rarely sew with a plan, I don't usually have clothing orphans because most things I sew go with black and I have a variety of black bottoms in different styles and shapes. But this will be an interesting experiment. I have intentionally not used black in my plan, but most everything should go with black. We shall see how it goes. :)

Not sure what to work on this weekend. There are three patterns that I want to sew and I can't find any of them. I guess it's time for a cleanup.

14 comments:

Great top. Your T-garden T's are always wonderful. You always seem to have just the right fabric. I'm wondering with all your online shopping - do you ever shop at Stonemountain and Daughter, or Britex, or other places semi-local for you? Whenever I make it to SF, I always have to check those two out.

You are killing me. I missed ordering that fabric and my Style Arc pattern hasn't arrived. Seriously though you are inspiring me to have a whole new look at my work at home wardrobe, and helping me see the chic in comfort. Thanks for that.

Love your new teagarden! I own a small piece of that gorgeous painterly striped jersey, but I'm not sure what I'll do with it. The colors are so gorgeous, I just had to have it! Cutting it so the stripes go lengthwise worked well for you. I'll do the same, for sure.

Ooooh LOVE the way you've used "our" fabric! It's another great look on you :)

When I entered the mini-wardrobe contest at PR, it completely altered the way I'm choosing fabric & matching it to patterns - I too, pretty much played it safe by choosing clothes that went with black. Which left some of my greens & browns as orphans! & then I kept falling in love with off beat fabrics, & wondering what to do with it.... Trying now to Sew With A Plan, & I'm finding that it really helps calm & coordinate my scattered brain cells. I'm storing my stash based on what coordinates & works with each other, where I used to store according to fabric type &/or color.